Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 2.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 66.2% more in Burma
Childcare: pay 14.2 times more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 4.2 times more in Burma

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing in Burma are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Burma. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Burma.

Burma vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burma instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 2.0% less for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$2.28 MMK4,788	-17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$3.00 MMK6,300	-35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$0.79 MMK1,668	+67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$0.81 MMK1,708	+428.6%
Average			-2.0%

Afghanistan vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$1.08 MMK2,263	+349.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$4.15 MMK8,716	+89.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$5.14 MMK10,784	+60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$1.41 MMK2,964	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$2.41 MMK5,064	+32.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$1.99 MMK4,177	+522.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	$0.48 MMK1,001	+20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$1.23 MMK2,588	+194.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.86 MMK1,810	+261.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$0.87 MMK1,830	+212.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$0.64 MMK1,353	+188.4%
Average			+134.6%

Afghanistan vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$34.52 MMK72,482	+724.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	$11.83 MMK24,840	-43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$30,000.00 MMK63M	+254.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$9.00 MMK18,900	+56.0%
Average			+177.8%

Afghanistan vs. Burma - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.2% more for housing

	Afghanistan	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$18.72 MMK39,315	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$281.90 MMK592K	+129.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$196.13 MMK412K	+80.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$37.83 MMK79,431	+16.5%
Average			+66.2%

Afghanistan vs. Burma - Cost of housing

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pay 14.2 times more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	$369.96 MMK777K	+1726.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+998.0%
Average			+1316.1%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$1.00 MMK2,100	-56.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$1.49 MMK3,123	+35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$1.32 MMK2,771	-44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	$18.76 MMK39,398	+69.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	$2.50 MMK5,250	+8.3%
Average			-1.4%

Afghanistan vs. Burma - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.2 times more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$89.36 MMK188K	+739.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	$64.37 MMK135K	+302.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$100.83 MMK212K	+74.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$129.71 MMK272K	+417.3%
Average			+318.0%

Afghanistan vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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